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Which has nothing whatsoever to do with whether or not commercially produced chicken from Mega companies like Tyson are more or less safe than raising our own poultry at home.

Mother Nature is an uncaring ..tch. At least the birds didn't go to total waste. But the larger point remains. In spite of broadly "agrarian" lifestyles, and ample land, in an economically depressed area of the country, my neighbors have almost all chosen to specialize in other endeavors...

Much likewise. I'm on 30 acres. Its one of the smaller properties in the area. To my knowledge, I have two neighbors within a several mile radius with flocks of their own, mine the largest by far. Technically, its "had" - one of those neighbors passed about 13 months ago. Strongly suspect...

its a REALLY big landfill. Someone here on BYC brought him to my attention a year or two ago, did some quick digging. He has a unique situation. FWIW, I appreciate his longing for "simpler days". Just some assumptions baked into the math that seem a bit off which require recalculation. Like...

thank you for the explanation - I'd failed to factor time into the assumptions.

Its a nice thought, but the math doesn't work. 15% is roughly 1 in 6, which is to say that if each person maintained one hen and two broilers, they'd be kept in chicken. I don't like eggs, and use more than 200 to 250 eggs a year. and I certainly eat more than two broilers a year, to say...

< merely offering fact and context for those seeking less sensationalism in their readings. and, seemingly, being deliberately misunderstood... I observed that most - the very vast majority of most - don't raise meat for their own table, for many, many reasons.

You linked a recall from 2021? Here you are - FDA's recall central, keyword "Chicken" Why, its almost as if the big producers are using regulatory capture in the name of public safety to raise the barriers to entry (they are, actually). By testing for things like metals, plastics, listeria...